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School committee approves revised facilities director and assistant job descriptions after amendments
Summary
The committee approved updated job descriptions for the facilities director and the new assistant facilities director with amendments to on-call language, special-project responsibility, and contract-management wording; votes were unanimous 7-0.
The Medford School Committee on Feb. 26 approved updated job descriptions for the facilities director and a newly created assistant facilities director position, voting 7-0 after committee amendments clarified on-call expectations, special-project responsibilities and contract-related duties.
Assistant Superintendent Peter Cushing presented both descriptions and said the updates reflect modern facilities management practice across districts and prepare the district for a growing capital portfolio, including potential MSBA-related projects. The descriptions were drafted after benchmarking about a dozen peer districts and were tied to recent override-funded staffing changes.
For the facilities director, the committee amended the on-call language to avoid a “24 hours a day” formulation. Vice Chair Graham proposed language to require the director to “be available for on-call support…
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